Hargeisa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$198
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
71
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.21M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 51% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7399th and 4339th ($682 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9138th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Sofia

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Hargeisa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$12236

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$521
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$1045
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$1050
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$561
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$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$731
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$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800